Rail and frog carrying device



Feb. 6, 1945. F, Z V K Y 2,368,910

RAIL AND FROG CARRYING DEVICE Filed Sept. 12, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet l 1945- F. F. zAvATKA-x 2,368, 0

RAIL AND FROG CARRYING DEVICE Filed Sept. 12-, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 agar-$ Patented Feb. 6, 1945 UNITED PATE-NT @F-F-ECE 2*,3ss,91u"- nemzmn'imoe GARRIINGE nnvmn Frederick Elzavatkay, New Haven, Conn.

Application. September 12, 1542SBEEINDA 45820803 This invention relates i76 a d'evice for carrying railroad rails, frogs and the like by repairing and construotion crews on: railroads; andilias for an .o bjeotttoprovi'demechanioal means for lifting and carrying therails on. push-cars t elimi'nal'ie onreduc'e: to a minimum: lifting and carryingnf the rails and frogs by the workmen.

Another object is to provide improved and simplified construction for carnyin'g rails; .frogsi and the like, which may be applied to wstand'ard push-car:

With the foregoing; and other" objects. in iew; lThave devisedi the constructionillustrated. in the accompanying: drawings: forming a,- part of this specification; It is; however; to be understood; the invention is not limited .to the specifi'c details of: construction: and arrangement showmbut" may involve various changes and modifications. within theascopeoftheinvention. I

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' Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a push-car equipped with my improved: lifting.- and carrying device;

Fig: 33is a-perspective view oi oneioorner por binn ofi'the can and one of: the lifting: devices, and! Fig.4 is alperspectiveeviewof. a carrying stirrup;

fbBthEEIaiIS. It; has: been. common practice.- i carrying: railroad: rails; fregszand, the like' by construction: and repair" crews to lift the rails and: so forth onto:

' the;deck of a push-car; nunzthe cal: tothe desired; location: and: then dump the, rails: from the: can by hand at;the:sides of the;traek'.. Obviously involves; lifting; and: carrying; oil the: heavy rails by the men, requiringaa sizable crew" for fitting;

the heavy rails frogs; and so: forth; besidesre quiring considerable-i time-and. involving considerable danger of to the mene Ifhe. present this" car is a; transverse angle iron 15 forming a parts of the jack are mounted on a bracket l-I sl'id'able' on the support [5 so' that it may" be shifted toany position desired. on this support). The-bracket shown'has adownwardly extending- T'ug I8 resting" against; the uprightsideof the angle support t5, and atone endi of the body: portion: 19- is provided withi a downwardly-and inwardly extending hook or flange 21! to engage under the top flangeil' of-the angale support 15. i l hraeket M therefere oanybesIicF'onte the angle suppert" E55 fromeither end and shifted to any clesi'recfposition on-the support; If desired notches could be eutin the flange 2 wideenough: to permit? passage of the hook 20 so thatthe:

; bracket could be, applied intermediate the endh of tli'esupport; r o

' Mounted on the bodyportionl fi ofth'e bracket. the working pants of the jack; Diiferent types: of operating mechanism may: be employed", .hutirprefer thavshown: in the drawingsas it isa type of jack mechanism: maybe purchased on the marketiand applied tether bracket lf'l, the jack: sh'own heingk-nown'. as; a scissor=type Itcomprises a, pair ,o rlinits 2 2' pivoted to the I 9 at" 2 3 and a similar" pair of links zl pivoted adjacent the other end of the body at 2 links-.241 are pivoted attheir upperendgst'o' I ablock 26 and the. links 122mm pivoted at" their upper endstmazbloek ZBthr-eaderl onascrew- 28 mounted tor?turnin mevements inrthe'block 26 and held againstllongitudinal movem'entttherein. The screvwmay -be: operated by any suitable means suelb as; aj haruf crank 2m Additionah links. so are pivoted to the links 221 'aidjacenttheir lower endear/mi: air-the unperenclsot the lihks 218:. Above the screw are similar links 3| pivoted at their! lowerend; to the bloek' 245; and; at their upper I mmvraa'ieus: links: oennectedi therewith; will? raise and? tower the carrier member 32. 'lihe linksnw and 5131 2138 the ether links to. prevent. their collapsing: sidewisei and insure that" the member 321 moveslup and down inia substamtially straight line. i

Suspended from the member 32 is a; yoke: 1E which. may be of round? rod or: other suitable shape. with itsi upper" ends. 3! bent: laterally and: resting entire.- top of the: member 32 On eachside of these ends 31 atreroci's 3.8 welded to the member 32 to hold the yoke in position and a strap 39 extends over the rods and the ends of the yoke and is secured to the member 32 to retain the ends of the yoke in position between the rods 38. In the lower looped end 40 of the,

yoke is threaded an adjusting screw 4! having an eye 42 for supporting the lifting tongs 43. A

nut 44 may be welded to the looped end 40 to increase the length of the thread and also provide means to be held by a wrench during adjustment of the eye and screw 4] and 42. mounted on this screw to receive a wrench to facilitate the adjusting operation. The tong is of very simple construction comprising merely the two jaws 45 to engage under the upper or A nut 45 is deck of the car.

tread flange 47 of a rail and are suspended at their upper ends from the eye 42. They may be held in position by a clamp ring 48, which,

a short distance above the track rails. This leaves the deck of the car free for carrying other articles, and also means the elimination of the necessity of lifting the rails to the height of the The jacks may be easily and quickly applied to the car and shifted to the desired location for lifting and lowering the rails, and whennot in use may be readily removed from the car. Also operation of each jack can be'readily performed by a single operator,

after the jaws are in place on a rail flange, may

be slid downwardly into position to prevent these jaws releasing the rail. The rail, however, may be easily released bymerely lifting or knocking the ring 48 upwardly.

Suspended from each end of the caris a rail stirrup bracket and support 49. This may be of various constructions but a very simple and effective construction is shown, comprising a fiat bar 50 supported in the upright position by depending bracket members 5| which may also be flat bars secured to the car by any suitable means, such as bolts 52, and bent into a hook 53 at their lower ends into which the bar 50 is seated and to which it is secured by any suitable means such as bolts or screws 54.

50 by means of stirrup supports 56. These are of very simple construction and may be of round rod bent to substantially U-shape and at the up-- per free ends of the side members bent to form downwardly opening hooks 51 which may be merely hooked over the top of the bar 50.

In normal operation a jack is mounted on the angle support [5 at each end of the car withthe jack in the lowered position so that the yoke 36 and the tongs 33 are lowered. The tongs may then be placed over the tread flange of a rail, frog or the like between or outside the rails I4, and by operating the two jacks the rail or other member may be lifted to a position against the under side of the bar 55 or the axle 58 connecting the wheels 13 of the car. stirrups 56 are then placed about the rail and hooked over the bar. 50 at each end of the car. Thejacks now may be lowered permitting the weight of the rail to rest on the stirrups 56, the stirrups of course being of such a length as to give clearance for placing the hooks 51 over the bar 50 or removing them therefrom when the rail is in the upper position. It will be seen the rail is now supported independently of the jacks by the bar 50, and any suitable number depending on the ca pacity may be supported from these rods between the wheels. As shown in the drawings, the bars 50 are extended beyond the track rails l4 so that the rails 55a may be lifted and carried outside the track rails 14, the jack supports l5 being also extended beyond these rails I4 for lifting the rails 55a for suspension by stirrups 55a. The deck of the car extends beyond the rails l4 and the rails 55a are therefore carried under the deck ofthecar. y I

When the car has been loaded with these rails, frogs and the like it may be pushed to the desired location and the rails and frogs lifted sufficiently by. .the jacks to permit removal of the After being lifted, the rails 55 are supported from the bar reducing the number of men required for handling and transporting the rails and leaving the remaining men free for other work.

Having thus described the nature of my vention, what I claim is:

1. In a device of the character described, a railway push-car comprising a deck and two spaced pairs of supporting wheels therefor located with one pair adjacent each of the opposite ends of the deck, a transversely extending mounting member secured at each end of the deck each forming a support and comprising a beam ineluding a transverse flange spaced above the deck, a jack including a bracket resting on top of said flange comprising an upright portion at one side of said beam and provided with a hook engaging under the free edge of the flange at the opposite side of the beam to detachably secure the jack to the support and permit sliding of the bracket along the beam to different positions, means depending from the jack'to grip a rail to lift it, and means for operating the jack to lift a rail.

2. In a device of the character described, apush-car comprisingspaced sets'of wheels and a deck carried thereby, a transversely extending mounting member at each end of the deck comprising an angleiron, a jack including a bracket resting on the angle iron and including a, hooked portion to engage under the horizontal flange of the iron to retain the jack thereon and a depending member to engage the upright flange of said'iron on'the oppositeside from the hook to retain the hook over the flange, the jack being slidable along said iron to different positions thereon, means depending from the jack adapted to be secured to a rail for lifting it, and means for operating the jack to lift the rail.

3. In a device of the character described, a push-car comprising spaced sets of wheels and a deck carried thereby, means for mounting a lifting jack at each end of the deck comprising a transversely extending supporting member secured to the car, means securing the jack to said memberand permitting slidingof the jack on the member to different positions thereon, means dependingfrom each jack adapted to be secured to a rail for lifting it, means for operating the jacks to lift a rail, atransverse supportingbar mounted at each end of the car below the first mentioned supporting members and suspended. therefrom, said bar being located over a rail lifted by the jacks in position to limitupward movement of the rail, and stirrups, for supporting a lifted rail having hooks adapted to be engaged over the bars while the rail'is held by the jac ks and suspend the' rail from the bars when released by the jacks.

4. In a device of the character described, a push-car, means for mounting a lifting jack at each end of the car to be slidable laterally of the car, means depending from each jack adapted to be secured to a rail for lifting it, means for operating the jacks to lift a rail, a transverse support mounted at each end of the car comprising a bar, means for supporting the bars from the car, and substantially U-shaped stirrup's adapted to extend under a lifted rail and having hooks at the free ends of its side members, said side members being of a length to permitthe hooks to extend over the bar while the rail is held lifted by the jacks and then to hook over the bar to support the rail after it is lowered apshort distance by the jacks.

5. In a device of the character described, a push-car, means for mounting a lifting jack at each end of the car comprising a transverse supporting beam secured to the car, a jack mounted on each supporting beam for transverse sliding movement thereon to various positions, means depending from each jack adapted to be secured to a rail for lifting it, means for operating the jacks to lift a rail, transverse supports carried by the car at each end thereof each comprising a bar mounted below the supporting beams and suspended therefrom, and stirrups adapted to engage a lifted rail and each including books arranged to be placed over a bar while the rail is held lifted by the jacks and then secure it to the bar for carrying the lifted rails after being lowered a short distance by the jacks.

6. In a device of the character described, a push-car, means for mounting a jack at each end of the car comprising a transversely extending supporting beam including a top flange, a jack mounted on each support includinga bracket slidable along the flange to different positions thereon and including a hook engaging under the free edge of the flange and a depending member engaging the opposite side of the beam to retain the hook on the flange,- an upper carrier member, operating means between the carrier member and bracket for raising and lowering said member, a yoke depending from the carrier member, and tongs suspended from the yoke for gripping a rail to lift it by operation of the jack.

7. Ina device of the character described, a jack for lifting rails on a push-car comprising a bracket including a body portion adapted to be mounted on an angle shaped support having a top flange and slidable longitudinally on said support to different positions thereon,- said bracket including a downwardly extending lug to engage one side of the support opposite the flange and a downwardly and inwardly extending hook spaced from the lug to engage under the flange, lifting mechanism mounted on the bracket, a supporting member depending from the lifting mechanism, and means carried by said supporting member to grip a rail to lift it.

8. In a device of the character described, a railway push-car comprising a deck and supporting wheels therefor, a supporting frame mounted at each end of the deck each comprising an upper transverse beam including a flange adapted for securing a rail lifting jack slidable along the beam to different positions,.each frame als including a transverse supporting bar belowthe beani and members depending from the beam and supporting the bar therefrom, and stirrups for supporting a lifted rail including hooks engaged over the bars to suspend the rail therefrom.

FREDERICK F. ZAVATKAY. 

